The Moral Economy of Fertility Markets: Hope and Hype, History and Inclusion
Abstract
Tens of thousands of American women have frozen their eggs in hopes of buying more time to have a biological child. Fertility marketing comes too close to making explicit promises that are not supported by this medical technology. These commercial near-guarantees intrude on norms of informed consent and truthful advertising. But federal regulations fail to penalize offenders in a way that's meaningful or effective. This commentary responds to Michelle Bayefsky’s analysis call for transparency in the multi-billion-dollar market for reproductive services. It considers two issues that Bayefsky did not address: the history of assisted reproduction and who is left out of the egg freezing market.
Keywords
assisted reproduction; egg freezing; fertility; truthful advertising
Document Type
Article
Year
2020
Digital USD Citation
Fox, Dov and Mohapatra, Seema, "The Moral Economy of Fertility Markets: Hope and Hype, History and Inclusion" (2020). Faculty Scholarship. 76.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/law_fac_works/76